Vercingetorix

See also: Vercingétorix

English

Etymology

From Latin Vercingetorix, from Gaulish *Werkingetorīx (literally “super-warrior-king, king of super-warriors”), from Gaulish *wer- (“over”) + *kingess (“warrior”) + *rīx (“king”), from Proto-Celtic *uɸor- (“over, super-”) + *kengets (“warrior”) + *rīxs (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over, above”) + *(s)keng- (“to limp, walk lamely”) + *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɜː(ɹ).sɪnˈd͡ʒɛ.tə.ɹɪks/

Proper noun

Vercingetorix

1. 72 BCE–46 BCE, the chieftain of the Arverni, leader of the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53–52 BCE.

Translations

Gallic chieftain

• Armenian: Վերցինգետորիքս (Vercʻingetorikʻs)
• Catalan: Vercingetòrix
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 维钦托利 (Wéiqīntuōlì)

• Esperanto: Vercingetoriks
• French: Vercingétorix (fr) m
• Georgian: ვერცინგეტორიქსი (vercingeṭoriksi)
• German: Vercingetorix m
• Greek: Βερκιγγετόριξ m (Verkingetórix)
• Italian: Vercingetorige m
• Japanese: ウェルキンゲトリクス (Werukingetorikusu)
• Korean: 웨르킨게토릭스 (wereukin'getorikseu)
• Latin: Vercingetorix m
• Polish: Wercyngetoryks m
• Portuguese: Vercingetórix m, Vercingétorix m
• Russian: Верцинге́ториг m (Vercingétorig), Верцинге́торикс m (Vercingétoriks)

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Vercingetorix, from Gaulish *Werkingetorīx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvɛrtsɪŋˈɡeːtoˌrɪks/, [ˌvɛʁ.t͡sɪŋˈɡeː.toˌʁɪks], [ˌvɛɐ̯-]

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Proper noun

Vercingetorix m (proper noun, strong, genitive Vercingetorix' or Vercingetorixens)

1. Vercingetorix (Gaulish chieftain)

Hypernyms

• Arverner
  • Kelte